Analogous Places in South America
Here are analogous regions in South America compared to the United States, showcasing similarities in climate and landscapes. Explore the comparisons between South American countries and states like Florida, Texas, Kansas, and Montana.
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Analogous Places in South America and the United States Skip to question section. Skip to question section.
Here is a simple basemap of South America.
Here is a simple basemap of South America. The high Andes Mountains form a wall near the west coast.
Here is a simple basemap of South America. The equator crosses the mouth of the Amazon River That fact is pure luck. It s a happy accident, however, because it makes it very easy for us to remember the location of the biggest river on the planet (and also to find the equator if a map does not show it).
To help us make comparisons, here is the United States at the same size and proper latitude. It s upside-down because this part of South America is south of the Equator.
If we flip it east-west, we can see how the climates line up in the two regions.
Coastal Brazil is like Florida (think Rio!)
Paraguay is like coastal Texas with hot and humid summers and warm winters.
Uruguay is like Mississippi and Arkansas
Argentinas heartland is like Kansas corn in the rainier east, wheat in the drier west
Patagonia is like eastern Montana cool and dry.
Patagonia is like eastern Montana cool and dry. California. The central coastal area of Chile is like
Finally, Cape Horn is like the coast of Alaska.
But no place in the 50 states is like the rainforest near the equator.
What range of high mountains runs near the west coast?
What big river enters the ocean near the Equator?
Why does it help comparison, to put the United States here rather than in the middle? Why is the United States upside down for this comparison?
Why did we flip it backwards to make the comparison better?
What area is like Florida - and why?
What country is like south Texas and why?
What small country is like Mississippi and Arkansas?
What country is like Kansas? corn in the rainier east, wheat in the drier west
What area is like eastern Montana cool and dry?
Patagonia is like eastern Montana cool and dry. California. The central coastal area of Chile is like Why is that important?
What state is most like Cape Horn? Why?
Why does the U.S. have no place that is like the equatorial rainforest?
